Hobart’s Funnies – Weird Tanks From WWII That Made The Difference On D-Day
‘Hobart’s Funnies’ were tanks, the brainchild creation of Percy Hobart, nicknamed ‘Hobo.’ In the end, they played a vital role in the success of the…
A Despicable Crime – Grave Robbers Steal Skull of American WWII Veteran
Six months ago, an unthinkable crime occurred in the small city of Hickory, North Carolina. Grave robbers broke into the mausoleum where James William Floyd remains…
School Children Honor WW2 Battle of Britain Pilot
Seventy-five years have elapsed since James Brindley Nicolson shot down a German fighter plane earning him a Victoria Cross. Recently, a plaque was unveiled by…
Thousands Honor John Basilone During 35th Annual Memorial Parade In New Jersey
The Raritan, New Jersey borough’s favorite son, John Basilone, was honored on Sunday again during the 35th Annual John Basilone Memorial Parade. Basilone, whose historic…
No Rest for the Dead and Their Ships Thanks to Scavengers
The previous head of the Royal Navy has appealed to the Ministry of Defence to curtail illicit metal scavenging from sunken battleships amid claims that more than…
The World’s Oldest Man Lived Through Two World Wars – Celebrates Bar Mitzvah 100 Years Late
Israel Kristal, the world’s oldest man, is finally going to have his Bar Mitzvah 100 years after the original date. Originally from Zarnow, Poland, he…
Promotional Video Stirs up a Storm in China
A recently released film, ‘My War,’ directed by Peng Shun, a Hong Kong resident well known for directing horror films, has resurrected the debate over…
Nancy Reagan: Cold War Hero – Ronald Could Not Have Done It Without Her
Ronald Reagan won the Cold War without firing a shot, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once said. But he couldn’t have done it without…
An American Vietnam Veteran, A Huey Helicopter, and Good Memories
Not much time elapsed before Vietnam vet Larry Whitman heard that a Vietnam-era Huey helicopter would be touching down at Bowling Green, Kentucky. When he…
The First African-American Women at NASA – Human Computers in 1943
Miriam Danielle Mann is walking with purpose in a photo submitted to the Washington Post for their Historically Black project. It’s 1943, and she is…
Locals Gather Information on WWII Veterans in the Lead Up to ANZAC Day
Locals in Kaukapakapa, New Zealand, took on the challenge of gathering information and photographs of the 85 service people featured on their World War II…
Second World War D-Day History at Normandy Sold Off by Struggling Museums
A sidecar equipped BMW motorcycle of the type used in General Erwin Rommel’s reconnaissance missions during the North African campaign during the Second World War,…